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Man Who Arrived in Newark on Brussels Flight Doesn’t Have Ebola

Father Will Be Released from Hospital With Daughter, Both to Undergo Further Monitoring

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Yoni Bashan

Updated Oct. 4, 2014 8:58 p.m. ET

A man who arrived Saturday aboard an international flight in Newark, N.J., suffering from Ebola-like symptoms was found not to have the deadly virus, authorities said.

“After an examination by physicians at University Hospital, the symptoms of one individual were found to be consistent with another, minor treatable condition unrelated to Ebola,” said Tiffany L. Smith, a spokeswoman for Newark’s University Hospital, where the man was tested.

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